"When I heard that screeching sound, I said, 'What in the world is that?' And then, boom! And I said, 'Oh my God,'" Toliver said.

In downtown Vicksburg, the damage was similar. Dion Lewis, of L&H Shoe Repair said the cost to repair the damage at his family's store could be between $20,000 and $40,000.

Inside the store on Washington Street, everything was drenched Wednesday morning. Water rushed into the store after the roof was ripped off by the storm.

"It's just a big ole wind," Lewis said, as portions of the ceiling continued to fall around him.

"It was just one of those storms. Thankfully, it was before midnight," said Warren County Emergency Management Agency Director John Elfer. "We rely on our Code Red emergency warning system that worked flawlessly, and I think people were prepared."

Warren County officials said 21 roads were blocked by trees throughout the county overnight. Most were cleared by early Wednesday morning.

Scattered power outages were reported across both north Louisiana and central Mississippi.

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